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Former St. Thomas Manor now shelters women homeless in pregnancy
EAST POINT—Once a Catholic personal care home for the elderly, the former St. Thomas Manor in East Point is now a place of new beginnings for women in crisis. The 10,000-square-foot building on...
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Year of Mercy brings grace of sacramental marriage to waiting couples
LILBURN—To bring souls closer to the heart of Christ during the Year of Mercy, the Atlanta brotherhood devoted to the Lord of Miracles and Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn extended caring...
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Archbishop’s Annual Appeal funds church’s most essential ministries, programs
ATLANTA—The theme of the 2017 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, to be officially launched in parishes and missions during commitment weekend Feb. 18-19, is “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.” Donations made to...
View ArticleBishops call on district attorney to remove death penalty from murdered...
AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia will hold an 11 a.m. joint news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Richmond County Courthouse in Augusta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory,...
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In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty
AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the death...
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Louisiana Bishop Herzog retires; Coadjutor Bishop Talley succeeds him
Bishop David Talley WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog of Alexandria, Louisiana. Coadjutor Bishop David P. Talley of Alexandria succeeds him. The...
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Bishops support murdered priest’s Declaration of Life
AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia held a joint news conference on Jan. 31 at the Richmond County Courthouse to deliver petitions containing the names of 7,400 individuals who...
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Twelve ordained as permanent deacons
ATLANTA—A dozen men were ordained on Saturday, Feb. 4, to serve the Catholic community of north and central Georgia and also to be devoted “to caring for the poor, the lonely, the immigrant, the...
View ArticleNew permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Atlanta class of 2017
The twelve new deacons ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Feb. 4, are: Deacon Lennison A. Alexander Age: 66 Date and place of birth: May 14, 1950 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....
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Groups make pilgrimage to Washington to ‘plant a seed’ for life
ATLANTA—More than 300 people from the Archdiocese of Atlanta joined tens of thousands from across the nation for the 44th annual March for Life at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Local...
View ArticleGeorgia bishops extend St. Patrick’s Day dispensation from abstinence
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of the Diocese of Savannah, have issued the following decree on regulations for Lent, which begins Wednesday, March 1:...
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Tour of Fatima statue to travel to local parishes
ATLANTA—The Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace will come to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Feb. 27 to March 4, making stops at seven parishes. International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima....
View ArticleCatholic student scholarship fund keeps attracting record support
ATLANTA—Grace Scholars topped its record for preregistrations for tax credits in January. Donors committed to giving $6 million to the nonprofit Catholic student scholarship organization. The previous...
View ArticleAnnual Catholic Day at the Capitol set for Feb. 21
ATLANTA—Catholics are invited to join fellow believers from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah for the annual Catholic Day at the Capitol. The event, which is to include the...
View ArticleCatholic Charities Atlanta responds to executive order on foreign entry
ATLANTA—Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) is expressing deep concern about the recent “Executive Order on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the U.S.,” signed by President Donald...
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Revival of Percy’s ‘Lost in the Cosmos’ may reach new young audience
ATLANTA—In 1996 Tom Key starred in “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar” in his first season at Theatrical Outfit, adapting for the stage a best-selling novel by Walker Percy who had...
View ArticleLenten regulations – Archdiocese of Atlanta
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a day of universal fasting and abstinence. The following fasting and abstinence regulations are observed throughout Lent: Abstinence from meat is...
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Five honored for decades of nurturing faith lives of local teens
SMYRNA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory honored leaders in youth ministry and graduates of a University of Dayton faith formation certificate program during a Jan. 30 awards luncheon at the Chancery of the...
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Archdiocesan Catholic school teams excel in robotics, futuristic city designs
ROSWELL—A team of first-timers took Queen of Angels School’s robotics skills to new heights. Team “Domo Arigato” earned a spot in the state competition of the FIRST LEGO League, where they faced the...
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Catholic ethicist relates how respect for life is continuous teaching
ATLANTA—Cory Labrecque, Ph.D., presented a lecture on “The Seamless Garment of Life: Exploring the Catholic Church’s Ethic From Birth to Death” at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, on...
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